Wabitsaguan.
This pass has been occupied by the Bulgars for many years.
Even after the Bulgar Khanate fell into civil strife, Empress Dowager Irina began to send troops to regain the lost northern Thrace, but this pass was still firmly controlled.
In the hands of the Bulgars.
In the Vabitsa pass, there are not only the Bulgars who have settled down, but also the Eastern Romans who stayed behind.
Many Slavs have lost their barbarism and settled in this pass.
In a house inside the pass, Agulus and the dozen or so practitioners accompanying him were sitting in the hall.
A wizard in black robe said: "It has been almost ten days, and there are still no five hundred armored cavalry outside the pass. news, and Jay General Person did not send anyone to send news.
I very much suspect that something happened to General Jefferson and his 500 armored cavalry, or that he discovered something.
Because he was afraid, he took his men and horses and fled back to Junshi.
"Tantino" An old white-haired church priest shook his head and said: "If something happened to General Jefferson and his five hundred armored cavalry, I still believe it, but he took his people and fled back to Constantinople.
If you say that, I don’t believe it.
You must know that this operation was ordered by the emperor, asking him to lead 500 armored cavalry to cooperate with us.
He returned to Constantinople before the task was completed.
Aren’t he afraid that the emperor would order to kill him?
Are you dead?"
Agurius sighed after hearing this: "I believe that General Jefferson knows the importance of this mission.
He should know that escaping back to Constantinople in such a dejected manner will definitely not end well.
He is a person who knows the importance of importance."
Man, I prefer to believe that he and his five hundred armored cavalry have encountered an accident.
It is a pity that the armored cavalry is one of the most powerful units in our empire and cannot be used easily.
With the financial resources of the entire empire, it can only equip three.
Thousands of people In fact, even if these 500 armored cavalry are lost, it is not a big deal.
Without these 500 people, there are still 2,500 people.
With a little supplement, we can make up another 3,000 people.
What I am more worried about is the leadership of General Woods.
The Royal Ninth Guards.
There are only two hundred people left in the entire Royal Ninth Guards.
They are all brought here this time.
If something happens to them, then the Royal Ninth Guards will be completely destroyed.
This will be a huge loss for the empire. " The white-haired priest blamed himself: "I originally thought of letting the Ninth Guards test the extent of the Eastern cultivator's injuries, which might make his injuries worse, but I didn't expect that something would happen to the Ninth Guards.
It’s all my fault.”
Someone immediately comforted him, and an old church knight said: "It's too early to blame yourself now.
There is no news, and it's not necessarily bad news.
Maybe they have nothing to do.
Besides, even if something happens to them, this It’s not your fault, it was General Woods who stood up and asked for help.”
Agurius waved his hand and said: "It is no longer useful to say this now, and we should not put our hope in General Jefferson and General Woods.
If they don't take this road and cross the mountains and cross the border, it will be in trouble.
The whole old The mountains are too long and the area is too large.
Searching for them is almost like finding a needle in a haystack.
Now the most important thing for us is to get news about those Easterners and figure out their location."
At this time, an old man wearing a red and black robe rushed in.
Agul immediately stood up and asked: "Bahrain, how are you?
Is there any news?"
Balin walked to Agurius' table, picked up a glass of red wine and poured it into his mouth.
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He drank three glasses in a row before stopping.
He saw everyone staring at him, reached out and wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and said : "The five hundred armored cavalry and the two hundred Royal Ninth Guards are all gone.
There was one living person, and everyone was killed.
Even Generals Jefferson and Woods were not spared.
Especially the members of the Ninth Royal Guards.
Their armor was stripped off and all their weapons were missing.
I think it must be those The Orientals discovered the extraordinary qualities of their weapons and armor."
Everyone present was shocked.
The two hundred Royal Ninth Guards were definitely an army with extremely strong combat effectiveness.
Even among the people here, no one dared to say that they could kill these two hundred people or deal with three.
Fifty people is already the limit for the most powerful among them, let alone two hundred people.
Once surrounded by them in a military formation, they will not be able to escape.
After everyone was silent for a long time, Agurius asked an extremely critical question: "Have you checked the injuries of everyone in the Ninth Guards?
How did they die?
Are they caused by Eastern magic attacks?"
Balin shook his head and said: "I checked, but unfortunately, only about twenty people died from spell attacks.
The others died from normal trauma.
No energy traces of Eastern magic were found."
The development of the matter seemed to be beyond the expectations of everyone present.
The opponent's strength was a bit terrifying.
Even without using Eastern magic to attack, he still killed two hundred soldiers of the Ninth Royal Guards, including their General Woods.
It can be inferred that the opponent is not only proficient in Eastern magic, but also has unimaginable combat effectiveness in close combat.
Agurius woke up from the shock.
He took a deep breath and turned to look at everyone and said: "Everyone, it seems that we have to adjust the plan.
With our current deployment, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to win That Eastern cultivator is very likely to be severely injured by him, so we must rearrange our action plan now and take his close combat ability into full consideration."
Others nodded, expressing their approval of Agulius's idea.
At this time, Bahrain said again: "Everyone, I heard a news on the way back.
Some people said that a group of Orientals appeared in Sofia, and that these Orientals broke into the manor of a slave trader named Mendez and let him go.
All the slaves and an Avar slave girl were taken away For this matter, the slave trader named Mendez was very angry.
He reported the case to the government and issued a reward.
Anyone who could catch those Easterners would be rewarded with a thousand gold coins. , worried about causing disputes between the two countries, suppressed the matter."
The black-robed wizard was furious when he heard this: "Huh, what a bunch of cowards.
The territory of the Eastern Roman Empire still allows a group of Easterners to run rampant.
The officials are so afraid of causing disputes that they don't care about the majesty of the empire."
Agurius no longer needs to worry about whether the majesty of the empire has been damaged.
What he cares about is how to perfectly solve the problem of this group of Easterners and send them out of the Eastern Roman Empire according to his original wishes.
Even if everything is fine within the territory, most of the people here do not agree.
They want to keep the Eastern cultivator forever, and they want to show everyone in the cultivating community that the dignity of the Eastern Roman Empire's cultivating community cannot be violated.
Therefore, Agurwu Si cannot go against the wishes of most people here and can only agree with everyone's opinions.
Since we want to keep that Eastern cultivator forever, we will inevitably have to fight, and this requires clearing up Zhao Ziliang's combat effectiveness.
He already had a certain degree of understanding of Zhao Ziliang's combat effectiveness, but he could not guarantee that the battle at Qin's Trading Company was all of Zhao Ziliang's strength.
This was why he had no objection to letting the Royal Ninth Guards test Zhao Ziliang's injuries. .
The annihilation of the Ninth Royal Guards made Agurius feel chilled, but since everyone had decided to kill Zhao Ziliang in the Eastern Roman Empire, this decision would not be changed easily.
Now, for them, in addition to adjusting their operational deployment, they also need to figure out the whereabouts of Zhao Ziliang and his group of Easterners.
Agurius waved his hand and said: "Whether it is majestic or not is no longer something we should worry about.
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Now I just want to know whether this news is reliable."
After hearing this, everyone looked at Bahrain.
Bahrain said: "This is not a trivial matter.
Many people are angry because the officials are afraid of causing diplomatic disputes between the two countries and do not dare to send troops to hunt down this group of Easterners.
There are many people in the Thrace Military Region.
Everyone is responsible for the official inaction and weakness.
I think this news should not be false, otherwise it would not have caused such great public outrage."
Agurius said: "Everyone, it seems that our deployment here is no longer effective.
I must rush to Sofia as soon as possible to determine the whereabouts of this group of Easterners, hoping to intercept them before they leave the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Once they enter the territory of the Bulgars, if we take action again, we will be restrained and hostile by the Bulgar shamans."
Immediately someone stood up and said: "In this case, we will leave for Sofia immediately."
Just as Agurus and others were rushing to Sofia from Wabbitsa Pass, Zhao Ziliang and others had already passed the checkpoint in Buhuo Town and entered the Laoshan Mountains.
There is indeed a small path into the mountain.
After entering the mountain, there is no road, but this does not prevent them from crossing the mountain.
Judging from the situation of Dubosare leading the way, although the path is more difficult to walk, it can still be walked.
The horses were on their way, but at a slower pace.
Every two or three miles he walks, especially when turning, Zhao Ziliang will leave something special wherever he passes.
This is something that can be sensed through spiritual perception.
As long as a practitioner passes by, he can sense it.
He asked Dubosare to release the news that they had appeared in the towns of Sofia and Buho.
The purpose was to attract Agurius and others.
If he wanted to fight with these people, he must control the initiative in his own hands. , he has the final say when to fight, where to fight, and to what extent.
Only by taking the initiative will the chance of winning be greater, and he will not fall into the trap of these practitioners of the Eastern Roman Empire
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